Inspissated

adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of inspissate form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Thickened or dried by evaporation.
  2. 2
    Concentrated or accentuated. figuratively

    "Fresh from the furnace glare, I can see nothing in this inspissated gloom. (James Bridie pseudonym Osborne Henry Mavor, A Change for the Worse, 1943)"

Example

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"Fresh from the furnace glare, I can see nothing in this inspissated gloom. (James Bridie pseudonym Osborne Henry Mavor, A Change for the Worse, 1943)"

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